Les McCann Ltd.

Les McCann Ltd.’s New From The Big City feels like stepping into a bustling nocturnal skyline—jazz illuminated by neon, grit, and pure rhythmic instinct. McCann plays with a streetwise swagger, hammering out piano lines that move like quick footsteps on wet pavement, urgent but always in control. His trio follows with the same kinetic pulse, the bass thumping with heartbeat certainty while the drums scatter sparks across every bar.

There’s a live-wire immediacy running through the whole record—unpolished in the best possible way, full of sweat, laughter, sharp turns, and that intangible club electricity. McCann blurs blues, soul, and hard bop into a sound that’s both grounded and daring, a vivid snapshot of a band completely locked into the moment.

New From The Big City is jazz in motion, a fast-moving conversation between musicians and metropolis—messy, vibrant, and unmistakably alive.